Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 1134-200, Jacob Fiss, Penn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Penn.
Fiss, Jacob
B.L.Wt. 1134-200
CONTENTS

Warrant, Nos 1134 , 1135- 1136 & 1137 - ip c first in the name of  4 5 th brothers then of Lieut: Jacob Fife - Pa line 2 nd Gasper Guyger, brother then of Geo: Guyger, Lieut - Pa line - 3 rd Eve Searfoss daughter & the other heirs of Capt: Nichs Miller, Pa line v 4, Capt: H M c Hipack, Pa line

Power of attorney Ohio
Oct 3 rd

State of Pennsylvania ) I, Henry Fife aged Philadelphia City County Twenty years do upon oath testify and declare that I the said Fife am a Brother and an only heir at law to Jacob Fife deceased who was a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania line in the army of the Revolution and served as such dur- ing the war of said Revolution. I also do further testify and declare that I have never received a land warrant from the United States for the quantity land due said deceased within do I believe that he ever received it or transferred his right to it in any manner whatever Therefore know all men by these presents that I, Henry Fife as aforesaid do here- by constitute and appoint Henry Hartranft my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to ask demand and receive from the Secretary of war of the United States a land a warrant for the quantity of land due me in right of said deceased and my said at- torney is hereby authorized and empowered to consti- tute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the special purposes above named and the same to revoke at will — In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th of Septm 1825-
Witness J. Goodman
Henry Fife
Personally appeared before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County City, the above named Henry Fife, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the above power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and seal for the purposes therein men- tioned — Sworn, subscribed and acknowledged before me this 26th of Septm 1825-
J. Goodman
L.S.

State of Pennsylvania } Before me the subscriber Philadelphia County } a justice of the Peace in and for said County William Wise and Ruth Routh } persons of credibility and disinterested witnesses who being duly sworn saith they were acquainted with Jacob Fries deceased who was a Lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Line of the Army of the Revolution and died single and without leaving children and that Henry Fries who sign- -ed the foregoing power of attorney is a Brother and an only heir at Law to the said Jacob Fries and further they say not Sworn and subscribed before me This 26th of Septm 1825 } William Wise Ruth Routh John Goodman
Philadelphia County ss.
I, Matthew Randall, Notary- Public of the County of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County do certify that John Goodman Esquire, before whom the above acknowledgement was made, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was, at the time of so doing and still is, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly commissioned & qualified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Philadelphia the 30. day of September A. D. 1825. Matthew Randall

I know all men by these Presents That I Hen- ry Wortham by virtue of the Powers of attorney Substitution vested in me by Blaney Cockran. James H. arrest and Mrs Scarfop all of Wortham =herland County Pa the first to wit Cockran to obtain bounty =by land in his own name as a Saidrix of the Pa line The Second to wit Forrest to obtain bounty land in right of his Father Andrew Forrest as a Suiet of the Pa line and the third to wit Mrs Scarfop to obtain bounty land in right of her Father Nicholas Miller as a Capt of the Pa line also by the Power of Substitu- tion vested in me by William M c Phillips of Somer- =ville in New Jersey to procure bounty land in his own right as a Capt of the Pa line and also by the Power of Substitution vested in me by Henry Fris of Philadelphia to procure bounty land for him in right of his brother Jacob Fris as a Suiet in the Pa line all of the above of the revolution do hereby Substitute and appoint Col Joseph Watran of Washington City my true and lawful Substitute for me and in my name to apply for at the war office and then ask demand and receive from the Secretary of War the land warrants due the aforesaid persons and my said Substitute is hereby authorized and empowered to sign receipts and do and perform all things necessary to be done in and about the business
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 30th of Sept r 1825
Witness John Fielding
Henry Wortham
John Fielding
City of Phil a Henry Wortham, personally appeared and acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing as his act and deed and desires the same may be recorded as such.
John B. Morris Atty Phila. Sept r . 20, 1825.

MS 1134
Philadelphia County ss.
I, Matthew Randall, Notary Public of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, do certify, that John Pennycuick Esquire before whom the within affidavit was made, and who has thereto subscribed his name was, at the time of so doing, and still is an Alderman of the said City, and ex officio a Justice of the Peace, duly commissioned and qualified.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Philadelphia, this 30. Day of September A. D. 1825.
Matthew Randall